dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
before ... days (months, etc.)
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to polish up; to shine up
long-term storage; long-term preservation
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
full impact; packing a punch
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
to jump from one thing to another
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother